Reddy Branch Stream Valley Park

Brookeville Knolls Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Brookeville Knolls Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Reddy Branch Stream Valley Park near Olney Mill, MD. It climbs 310 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi390 – 518 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.17278, -77.08169
Nearest town Olney Mill, MD

Directions

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Brookeville Knolls Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 389–519 ft

Out & Back · Reddy Branch Stream Valley Park

Trailhead: 39.17278, -77.08169

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 1.6 miTurn left onto Olney Mill Family Park Trails, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left onto Brookeville Knolls Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miReach Brookeville Knolls Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 1.6 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

57% dirt13% paved3% grass27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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